LONDON ROAD
London Road has been a League ground for 66 seasons
from 1 Jul 1960 to the current day
The 165th ground used for a League game
Current capacity: 15,315
Opened: 1923
TENANTS
Teams that have used this ground as a home
| Team | From | To | Notes | ||
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Peterborough & Fletton United | 1 Aug 1923 | 30 Jun 1932 | ||
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Peterborough United | 1 Aug 1934 | Current | The club was elected into the Football League Division 4 in 1960. The club was also involved in Football League Play Off Matches at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium. |
LEAGUE EVENTS
Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
| Date | Team | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1960 | Peterborough United | Elected into the League |
GROUND HISTORY
adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"
The site had been in use for football for many years before Peterborough United FC moved in on their formation in 1934 with the facilities at this time including a 400 seat stand on the north side. The ground was not improved until the 1950s when a short cover was installed at each end, the south side terraced and a new main stand built on the north side.
Following these alterations London Road remained virtually unchanged, apart from extensions to the covering at each end, until the 1990s when the main stand paddock was installed with seats and a new all-seat stand built on the south side.
Following these alterations London Road remained virtually unchanged, apart from extensions to the covering at each end, until the 1990s when the main stand paddock was installed with seats and a new all-seat stand built on the south side.
The record attendance of 30,096 was set at the FA Cup 5th Round tie v. Swansea Town (0-0) on February 20th, 1965 and the capacity, at the start of the 2007/8 season, was 15,314 with 7,669 seats. The pitch size was 112 x 71 yards.
GROUND DETAILS
adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide"
- Ground address
- London Rd, Peterborough, PE2 8AL
- Main phone
- 01733 563 947
- Ticket office
- 01733 865 674
- Ticket prices
- Adults Β£20, Concessions Β£14, Under 18's Β£6
- Food & drink
- The Palmerston Arms at 82 Oundle Road The range of beer, using several from Bateman's , together with several from the local area as well as two from Manchester (Oldershaw's & Phoenix) and one from Newcastle (Mordue), was superb. It has along with staff that is easy going, pleasant and efficient and the beer is gravity fill and taste better for it. Going there follow the directions to the ground instead of taking a left to the ground take a right into Oundle Road walk past the Cherry Tree to the Palmerston and its 300yards back to the ground.
- If driving
- North/West:
Take the M1 to Junction 27 then at the roundabout take the first exit and follow it to the left and go into the right hand lane and at the next roundabout take the sign for the Outer Ring Road A563 and continue up to Palmerston roundabout then take a left onto A6 follow the road to the Garby Hotel at the cross roads and take a left the at the roundabout take the first exit then at the lights at the cross road at the Hong Kong restaurant (On your right) take the signs for Peterborough A41 and at junction 15 exit the A47 and at the roundabout take the third exit onto Nene Parkway and then take the second exit onto Oundle Road then at the junction just after the railway bridge go straight on down to the ground.
South
Leave the A1 at the junction 16 take the third exit at the roundabout then take the A15 towards Peterborough you will eventually come to the ground on your right go past the ground and at the lights take a right and follow it to the car park at the back of the ground. There is no parking available to visiting supporters at the ground. There is a council pay & display car park just off London Road (turn left at the traffic lights after crossing on the right) into Oundle Road. This costs Β£3 to park there for the day. There is a fair sized car park at the Cherry Tree pub on Oundle Road (A605).
- Public transport
- The station is around a mile away from the ground. Turn right out of station entrance and follow Station Road down to the main road (Borges Boulevard), at the roundabout walk straight on passing an Asda store on your right. At the traffic lights near to the Rivergate Shopping Centre, turn right go down Bridge Street. At the end of Bridge Street take a slight right into Rivergate. Go straight over the bridge over the river carry on and go over the Railway Bridge, at the next set of lights take a left and the ground is in front of you. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the station to the ground.
MAP
London Road